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World Tourism Day

World Tourism Day is upon us again. This year’s host country, Sri Lanka, will celebrate today in the Indian Ocean resort city of Bentota with a serious program of pow-wows focusing on the day’s theme, “Tourism Opens Doors for Women”. Organized by the United Nations World Tourism Organization since 1980, this September 27 is purposefully linked to one of the UN’s 3rd Millenium Goals—the promotion of gender equality and women empowerment.